Cover - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Jan. 28, 2022	Jul. 02, 2021
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Document Annual Report	true
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2021
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	0-9286
Entity Registrant Name	COCA-COLA CONSOLIDATED, INC.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Tax Identification Number	56-0950585
Entity Address, Address Line One	4100 Coca-Cola Plaza
Entity Address, City or Town	Charlotte
Entity Address, State or Province	NC
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	28211
City Area Code	704
Local Phone Number	557-4400
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share
Trading Symbol	COKE
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	true
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 1,832,994,411
Documents Incorporated by Reference	Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registrant’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference in Part III of this report to the extent described herein.
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2021
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Entity Central Index Key	0000317540
Common Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		7,141,447
Class B Common Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		2,232,242